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A cookie is a file stored on your computer that stores information that a website wants to keep locally. Tracking Cookies are special cookies that track which internet sties you visit for targeted advertising. Cookies are also edible, tasty treats that come in multiple flavors (eg, chocolate chip, ...

In the Firefox tab Privacy in Preferences we can set Accept cookies from sites and then Keep until: they expire, I close Firefox or ask me everytime.
Currently I have keep cookies until they expire ...

I have updated my Ubuntu 14.04 recently and got a new firefox (version 35.0). I have configured an empty starting page and my default search engine is configured to duckduckgo.
but: Since the update ...

I have recently learnt about 2 different ways of editing the hosts file in Ubuntu for the purpose of blocking webpages and domains tracking my computer (protecting myself from tracking cookies), and I ...

I have cookies set to "only when I say so" in Firefox, and I just accidentally hit "remove all sites" from my list of exceptions. I haven't closed the window yet -- is there a way to get my exceptions ...

I am testing web applications. I therefor always need a browser that does not have any cookies, saved logins, etc. Put shortly: a fresh instance.
As we just work with Chromium, I wonder how to start ...

In order to access some privileges as far as accessing journal articles and other resources that my university allows me I need cookies enabled. I have tried what I can to enable them like going to ...

Over the past few days, I've noticed a fixed banner on the header of Ubuntu.com that states the following:
Did Canonical or Ubuntu have legal or ethical issues with cookies lately? I haven't seen a ...

There have been a number of users reporting this starting as early as google chrome 11.0.696 on Lucid Lynx. I am seeing it currently on chrome version 16.0.912.75 (Official Build 116452) on Oneiric ...